Siobhan Wagner

Bloomberg Green looks at how energy markets, consumer spending and diplomacy will shape the future of the planet this year.

Today’s newsletter reflects on some of the good climate news you may have missed this year. We also share some great book suggestions to add to your holiday reading list.

Record solar installations, Norway’s electric vehicle revolution and a G7 member’s coal phase-out are just some of the good news stories for the planet this year.

After running more than 24 hours over time, COP29 finally sealed a deal on climate finance. You can read our full story of the hard-won agreement — and all of our COP29 coverage — for free on Bloomberg.com. Today we give you our five takeaways from the summit.

Good evening from Baku. COP29 talks have officially run into overtime. We’ve seen two drafts of the deal so far and expect the next one, promised some time on Saturday, will be the final. While you wait, catch up with all of our COP29 coverage — which is free — on Bloomberg.com.

Good evening from Baku. We’re expecting some heavily bracketed draft documents overnight from the COP presidency. We’ll bring you more on what’s been said on the main finance deal, carbon markets and mitigation work in the morning. Meanwhile, keep up with all of our COP29 coverage — which is free for the entire summit — on Bloomberg.com.

Good evening from Baku. Over the past week we’ve heard lots of people opine on the role China could play in future climate talks. Today we finally get China’s point of view on all this. You can read that story — and all of our COP29 coverage — for free on Bloomberg.com.

Good evening from Baku. Old fights are being brought up again. There’s a tussle brewing over whether countries should recommit to last year’s historic pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. You can read that story — and all of our COP29 coverage — for free on Bloomberg.com.

Good evening from Baku. If it’s impolite to talk about money and politics, Bloomberg Green committed some major faux pas today at our event at the Baku Business Center. The discussion topics ranged from what Trump’s election means for climate ambition to who’s funding the energy transition. Read on for more and catch up with all of our COP29 coverage for free on Bloomberg.com.

Good evening from Baku. Today world leaders took turns calling for more climate finance, while the conference was reminded this year’s summit is happening in a petrostate with references to the host country’s oil and gas reserves. You can read all of our COP29 coverage for free onBloomberg.com.